by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Dr. Erica Zelfand, Healthy Kids & Parents, Healthy Living, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
Our immune systems consist of two parts: the innate (or general) immune system and the adaptive (or acquired) immune system. In this video, I explain the basics of these immune systems, illuminating how they each fight germs (like bacteria, viruses, and fungi) and...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Chronic Pain, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Healthy Living, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
By creating a vaccine against a relatively benign, self-limiting infectious disease, we’ve likely increased the incidence rate of another, more harmful condition. . If you’re over the age of 25, chances are you had chicken pox (varicella zoster) as a kid. I...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Advocacy, Articles, Healthy Kids & Parents, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
America’s Approach to Informed Consent (or Lack Thereof) When it Comes to Vaccination Last week I helped grade exit exams at a local medical school. I was specifically grading the students on their patient interaction skills – how they spoke to the patient/actor, if...
by Erica Zelfand | Aug 23, 2016 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies, Interviews
Interviewed and consulted on various sections in the book The Vaccine-Friendly Plan: Dr. Paul’s Safe and Effective Approach to Immunity and Health-from Pregnancy Through Your Child’s Teen Years by Paul Thomas M.D. and Jennifer Margulis. See book...
